Sri Lanka v England 3rd Test
England tour of Sri Lanka - 2001 (2000/01) · Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo · 15 March 2001
England won by 4 wickets
England won by 4 wickets. Graham Thorpe top-scored with 113* for England. Chaminda Vaas took 6/73.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of Sri Lanka - 2001 (2000/01)
- Ground
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
- Dates
- 15 March 2001 to 17 March 2001
- Toss
- Sri Lanka, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 4 wickets
- Player of the match
- Graham Thorpe
- Captains
- Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Nasser Hussain (England)
- Debut
- Dinuka Hettiarachchi (Sri Lanka)
- Umpires
- EAR de Silva and DL Orchard
- Match referee
- Hanumant Singh
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat. It was Dinuka Hettiarachchi's first Test.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 241 all out. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 71 off 152 balls, and Sanath Jayasuriya made 45. Robert Croft took 4 for 56 for England. From 205 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 20 runs, to 225 for 8. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, 316 across 19 Tests.
England replied with 249 all out. Graham Thorpe top-scored with 113 not out off 267 balls. Chaminda Vaas took 6 for 73 for Sri Lanka. England led by 8 on first innings.
Sri Lanka made 81 all out in their second innings. Sanath Jayasuriya top-scored with 23 off 16 balls. Ashley Giles took 4 for 11 for England. From 57 for 4 they lost 6 wickets for 24 runs, to 81 for 10.
Set 74 to win, England made 74 for 6. Graham Thorpe top-scored with 32 not out off 49 balls. Sanath Jayasuriya took 4 for 24 for Sri Lanka.
England won by 4 wickets. Sri Lanka's 81 all out is the lowest completed total at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.
SRI LANKA, FIRST INNINGS: 241 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | bowled | 0 | 9 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | c Craig White | 45 | 110 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Michael Vaughan | 45 | 93 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Michael Vaughan | 38 | 136 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | c Alec Stewart | 71 | 152 |
| Russel Arnold | lbw | 0 | 13 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | lbw | 5 | 24 |
| Chaminda Vaas | not out | 19 | 49 |
| Dilhara Fernando | c Marcus Trescothick | 2 | 12 |
| Dinuka Hettiarachchi | bowled | 0 | 12 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | bowled | 1 | 3 |
Extras 15 · Total 241 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 14 | 5 | 33 | 2 |
| Andy Caddick | 11.1 | 1 | 40 | 2 |
| Craig White | 10 | 1 | 45 | 0 |
| Ashley Giles | 34 | 13 | 59 | 2 |
| Robert Croft | 32 | 9 | 56 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-2 (Marvan Atapattu, 1.5 ov), 2-88 (Kumar Sangakkara, 28.5 ov), 3-108 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 39.3 ov), 4-205 (Aravinda de Silva, 76.4 ov), 5-209 (Russel Arnold, 80.3 ov), 6-216 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 87.1 ov), 7-219 (Mahela Jayawardene, 89.5 ov), 8-225 (Dilhara Fernando, 93.6 ov), 9-240 (Dinuka Hettiarachchi, 100.3 ov), 10-241 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 101.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 2 | 11 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara | 86 | 162 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya | 20 | 64 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva and Mahela Jayawardene | 97 | 223 |
| fifth | Russel Arnold and Mahela Jayawardene | 4 | 23 |
| sixth | Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan | 7 | 40 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas and Mahela Jayawardene | 3 | 16 |
| eighth | Chaminda Vaas and Dilhara Fernando | 6 | 25 |
| ninth | Chaminda Vaas and Dinuka Hettiarachchi | 15 | 39 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Chaminda Vaas | 1 | 4 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 249 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Atherton | lbw | 21 | 60 |
| Marcus Trescothick | c Russel Arnold | 23 | 59 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 8 | 29 |
| Graham Thorpe | not out | 113 | 267 |
| Alec Stewart | bowled | 3 | 28 |
| Michael Vaughan | c Kumar Sangakkara | 26 | 134 |
| Craig White | c Kumar Sangakkara | 0 | 1 |
| Ashley Giles | c Mahela Jayawardene | 0 | 10 |
| Robert Croft | run out (Marvan Atapattu) | 16 | 41 |
| Andy Caddick | c Sanath Jayasuriya | 0 | 15 |
| Darren Gough | c Mahela Jayawardene | 14 | 21 |
Extras 25 · Total 249 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 27.5 | 6 | 73 | 6 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 41 | 9 | 73 | 1 |
| Dinuka Hettiarachchi | 24 | 6 | 36 | 2 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 9 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-45 (Mike Atherton, 18.3 ov), 2-55 (Marcus Trescothick, 23.1 ov), 3-66 (Nasser Hussain, 25.2 ov), 4-91 (Alec Stewart, 34.6 ov), 5-177 (Michael Vaughan, 79.4 ov), 6-177 (Craig White, 79.5 ov), 7-181 (Ashley Giles, 85.1 ov), 8-209 (Robert Croft, 98.1 ov), 9-223 (Andy Caddick, 103.4 ov), 10-249 (Darren Gough, 109.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Marcus Trescothick | 45 | 111 |
| second | Nasser Hussain and Marcus Trescothick | 10 | 28 |
| third | Nasser Hussain and Graham Thorpe | 11 | 13 |
| fourth | Alec Stewart and Graham Thorpe | 25 | 58 |
| fifth | Graham Thorpe and Michael Vaughan | 86 | 268 |
| sixth | Graham Thorpe and Craig White | 0 | 1 |
| seventh | Graham Thorpe and Ashley Giles | 4 | 32 |
| eighth | Graham Thorpe and Robert Croft | 28 | 78 |
| ninth | Andy Caddick and Graham Thorpe | 14 | 33 |
| tenth | Graham Thorpe and Darren Gough | 26 | 37 |
SRI LANKA, SECOND INNINGS: 81 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvan Atapattu | c Robert Croft | 0 | 17 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | lbw | 23 | 16 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | c Alec Stewart | 0 | 5 |
| Aravinda de Silva | c Graham Thorpe | 23 | 32 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | lbw | 11 | 33 |
| Russel Arnold | c Nasser Hussain | 0 | 5 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | bowled | 10 | 16 |
| Chaminda Vaas | c Mike Atherton | 6 | 9 |
| Dilhara Fernando | c Ashley Giles | 5 | 22 |
| Dinuka Hettiarachchi | not out | 0 | 13 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | lbw | 1 | 3 |
Extras 2 · Total 81 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Gough | 6 | 1 | 23 | 3 |
| Andy Caddick | 8 | 2 | 29 | 2 |
| Ashley Giles | 9.1 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| Robert Croft | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Marvan Atapattu, 4.5 ov), 2-24 (Kumar Sangakkara, 5.5 ov), 3-24 (Sanath Jayasuriya, 6.2 ov), 4-57 (Aravinda de Silva, 15.6 ov), 5-59 (Russel Arnold, 17.3 ov), 6-59 (Mahela Jayawardene, 18.1 ov), 7-69 (Chaminda Vaas, 20.3 ov), 8-76 (Tillakaratne Dilshan, 24.1 ov), 9-80 (Dilhara Fernando, 27.2 ov), 10-81 (Muthiah Muralidaran, 28.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Marvan Atapattu and Sanath Jayasuriya | 21 | 29 |
| second | Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara | 3 | 6 |
| third | Aravinda de Silva and Sanath Jayasuriya | 0 | 3 |
| fourth | Aravinda de Silva and Mahela Jayawardene | 33 | 58 |
| fifth | Russel Arnold and Mahela Jayawardene | 2 | 9 |
| sixth | Mahela Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan | 0 | 4 |
| seventh | Chaminda Vaas and Tillakaratne Dilshan | 10 | 14 |
| eighth | Tillakaratne Dilshan and Dilhara Fernando | 7 | 22 |
| ninth | Dinuka Hettiarachchi and Dilhara Fernando | 4 | 19 |
| tenth | Muthiah Muralidaran and Dinuka Hettiarachchi | 1 | 5 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 74 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Atherton | c Dilhara Fernando | 13 | 25 |
| Marcus Trescothick | c Kumar Sangakkara | 10 | 23 |
| Michael Vaughan | bowled | 8 | 21 |
| Graham Thorpe | not out | 32 | 49 |
| Alec Stewart | c Tillakaratne Dilshan | 0 | 5 |
| Craig White | c Mahela Jayawardene | 8 | 11 |
| Nasser Hussain | c Russel Arnold | 0 | 8 |
| Ashley Giles | not out | 1 | 6 |
Did not bat: Robert Croft, Andy Caddick, Darren Gough
Extras 2 · Total 74 for 6
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaminda Vaas | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dinuka Hettiarachchi | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Muthiah Muralidaran | 8 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| Dilhara Fernando | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 8.3 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-23 (Mike Atherton, 7.2 ov), 2-24 (Marcus Trescothick, 8.4 ov), 3-42 (Michael Vaughan, 13.4 ov), 4-43 (Alec Stewart, 14.4 ov), 5-63 (Craig White, 20.1 ov), 6-71 (Nasser Hussain, 22.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mike Atherton and Marcus Trescothick | 23 | 44 |
| second | Marcus Trescothick and Michael Vaughan | 1 | 8 |
| third | Graham Thorpe and Michael Vaughan | 18 | 30 |
| fourth | Alec Stewart and Graham Thorpe | 1 | 6 |
| fifth | Graham Thorpe and Craig White | 20 | 33 |
| sixth | Nasser Hussain and Graham Thorpe | 8 | 17 |
| seventh | Graham Thorpe and Ashley Giles | 3 | 9 |
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